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J. M. ENGLAND STORE DISPLAY Room 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 26. 1922 HASSJHML J. M. ENGLAND STORE DISPLAY ROOM Filed June 26, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 may 115, 1923.

Patented May l5, 1923..

JAMES IVI. ENGLND, 0F DALLAS, TEXAS.

l sronii nisrLnY nocivi.

l Application filed June 26, 1922. Serial No.` 570,837.

Be it known that I, Janine M. Eisen-inn, a citi-Zen of the `United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Tei'as7 have invented certain new 'and useful improvements in Store lisplay RoomsJ of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in store display rooms. In "the displaying of electric lighting fir:- "tuies to customers it is customary to hang the rsame Lfrom the ceiling in close relation and to place wall-lights in lscattered or miscellaneous order on the walls of the store yvroom. `The best display given the customer is the lighting of fixtures one after the other and if two are lighted at the same time very little opportunity is given for comparison7 owing to the presence of daylight and other lights in the store room. As these xtures are generally displayed in 'an open show room the customer' is unable to judge the appearance ofthe fiiiture under night conditions.`

The object of my invention is to provide a lighting fixture display room free from daylight 'or other lights when closed and to arrange in the same individual booths or compartments in each of which, a fixture maybe individually displayed under night time conditions. 'l A `further object is to provide means for concealing all ceiling fixtures except the one beingl displayed or those being compared.

* A further object is to provide means for display-wall lighting fixtures in substantially a. natural position and in such relation to the Yceiling fixtures as to give a realistic displayand afford an opportunity for vsatisfactory comparison.

A still further object is to provide individual switches for the ceiling fixtures and closures for thebooths to be opened when the switches are operated.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readilyV un derstoodffrom a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings7 in which an example of the invention is shown and wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a portion of a display room constructed in accordance with my invention7 Fig. 2 is a plan View of the room, the fixtures being indicated diagrammatically,

Fig. 3 is a detail showing the inner side of the curtains of a booth, V

F dis an enlarged cross-sectional detail, and v Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the ceiling switches.

ln the drawings the numeral l() designates a room which may be of any suitable shape and which is preferably without wirdows as the latter would have to be covered to exclude daylight. l have shown' a rectangular room as this will more frequently be the shape employed. A door 1l is provided for entering the room and the same may have a floor covering. It is customary to use an ornate carpet completely covering the floor and to furnish the room with high grade furniture so as to more nearly sinfulate the furnishings of the living rooms of the better class of homes.

y Built against the wallsl l0 of the room `are booths 12, three walls being utilized in the drawings. The booths are formed by partition walls 13 projecting outwardly from the walls l0 of the room and extending from the Hoor to the ceiling. A t the front edge ofeacli wall 13 is placed a casinginullion 14 and two of these mullions case the sides of a booth. At the corners of the room a dead space l5 is formed and the niullions 14 of the adjacent booths intersect at right angles. A cap molding 16 extending along the` ceiling at the top of the mullions gives a finish to the booths. i

The partition walls 13 as well as the ein posed portions of the walls l0 of the room within each booth may be plastered or otherwise finished. A composition building board has been used satisfactorily. These walls may be papered, painted or otherwise ornamented and may also be paneled in contrasting colors. Each booth VVmay have a different interior color scheine.

l/Vhile various closures for each booth might be employed, T have found hanging curtains to be more pleasing and harmonious. ln the entrance to each booth l mount a tubular curtain pole 'i7 across the top. This pole has a longitudinal slot 15% in its bottom as is indicated in Fig. 4.

Rings i9 have heads 9.0 sliding in the` pole. l the Shanks passing thru the slot. A pair of hanging curtains 21 of any suitable matellO rial are attached to the rings.- A single cord 22 is formed into an elongated loop which is passed thru the rings.

At one end the loop passes over a pulleyk 23, while at the other end the free ends of the cord pass thru a double pulley 24. The ends ot the cord hang from the pulley .24 and are preferably' of uneven length so as to be more readily selected. A knob 25 may be placed on one end of the cord and a knob 26 on the other end. The front length of the cord loop is secured to the ring at the inner or central endl or' one of the curtains, while the other curtain has its inner ring attached `to the rear length oi' the cord loop. From this it will be seen that when one of' the cord ends is pulled the front and rear lengths of the cord move in opposite directions and the curtains attached thereto are likewise moved. Thus by grasping the knob 25 and pulling thesame the cord is moved so that the curtains 21 are slid apart and the booth opened. By pulling on the knob 2G the curtains are closed. lVhen a knob is pulled the other is elevated, therefore the knob to be, operated is always uppermost. It is to be understood that other ways of having and operating the curtains or other closures, may be used.

In each booth is mounted an `electric lighting ceiling fixture or chandelier A, a

different fixture beinff hung from the ceili ing in each booth. lVlIiin circuit wires B and C extend along the booths and branch wires D lead from the wire B to each fixture A. From each fixture A a wire E leads to a pull switch 27 mounted on the ceiling in the front left corner of the booth. A cord 28 having a button 28 on its lower end hangs down on the opposite side oi? the booth from i the knobs 25 and 26. By pulling in the cord f 28 the switch is operated.

. On each mullion le a bracket or wall lighting fixture G may be mounted at the'usuai p height oi' such fixtures. Each fixture Gr is connected with the wire B by a branch wire H and with the wire C by a branch` wire J. All wires of course are concealed andk lighting a ceiling fixture in the center of the room. which is not sh own. After the vcustomersare seated the salesman extinguishes all lights and standing before one of the booths he grasps the knob 25 in his right hand and the button 28 in his left hand, he pulls both,

whereby the curtains 2l are slid back and the ceiling fixture A in the booth is lighted at thesame time. The customer sees this fixture substantially as'it will look when installed and observes it to the best advantage, not being.bothered` with conflicting or clashing lights. y

If it should be desired tol select a wall fixture to harmonize with the ceiling lixture, one of the fixtures G may be lighted and a realistic demonstration given. n The fixtures A in the different booths may be exhibted and if the customer desires to make a comparison between two fixtures, these may be left lighted or they may be alternately lighted. By keeping the curtains Iof all booths closed'except those ot the booth in which the ceiling iixture is being exhibited,

.the attention ot the customer is not detracted switches could be used and the invention isV not to be limited to such.

Various changes in the arrangementl and location aswell as modifications may be made without departing from the spirit Vot the invention and within the scopeI of the` appended claims.

lWhat I claim, is:

l. In an electric light fixture display room, a room from which the daylight is excluded when closed, a plurality of dis-A play booths `built against the walls of the room and facing inwardly of the room, each of said booths beingdecorated and furnished according to different color schemes, display fixtures arranged in said booths to be lighted selectively, and curtains adapted to shut the interior of the booths from view, whereby the booths may be separately viewed from the room, or more than one quickly alter-V nately viewed for comparison. i 2. In an electric light fixturev display room, a room from which daylight is ex eluded when closed, a pair of sets of display booths arranged within the room, said sets being arranged angularly with relation to .each other, said booths facing inwardly of the room, each oft-said booths being deco-- rated and furnished according to different color schemes, display fixtures Varranged in said booths to be lighted selectively, and means adapted to sluit the interior of each booth from view,` the angular' arrangement 12oi l of the sets. ot booths permittingeach booth to be conveniently separately viewed from a central position within the room, or more than Vone booth vo| uickly alternately viewed from such central position tor comparison. In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

' JAMES M. ENGLAND. 

